photosphere

[ foh-tuh-sfeer ]

/ ˈfoʊ təˌsfɪər /

noun

a sphere of light or radiance.

Astronomy. the luminous visible surface of the sun, being a shallow layer of strongly ionized gases.

Origin of photosphere

First recorded in 1655–65; photo- + -sphere

OTHER WORDS FROM photosphere

pho·to·spher·ic

[foh-tuh-sfer-ik, -sfeer-], /ˌfoʊ təˈsfɛr ɪk, -ˈsfɪər-/, adjective

Words nearby photosphere

photosensor, photoset, photosetting, photoshoot, Photoshop, photosphere, photo spread, photostable, photostat, photostethoscope, photo story

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Example sentences from the Web for photosphere

The dazzling surface of this globe is called a photosphere (light sphere).
Astronomy for Amateurs|Camille Flammarion
The part of the Sun that we see is its luminous surface, or photosphere.
Astronomy for Amateurs|Camille Flammarion
We do not know what lies under the photosphere, but, no doubt, the more solid portions of the sun are there situated.
Astronomy of To-day|Cecil G. Dolmage
The systematic drift of the photosphere is strictly a drift in longitude; its direction is everywhere parallel to the equator.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke

I refer to those bright spots, of a brilliancy greater than that of the photosphere, which are sometimes observed.
Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I|Herbert Spencer

British Dictionary definitions for photosphere

photosphere

/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌsfɪə) /

noun

the visible surface of the sun, several hundred kilometres thick

Derived forms of photosphere

photospheric (ˌfəʊtəʊˈsfɛrɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for photosphere

photosphere

[ fō′tə-sfîr′ ]

The lowest visible layer of a star, lying beneath the chromosphere and the corona. Stars are made entirely of gas and thus have no surface per se, but the gas beneath the photosphere is opaque, so the photosphere acts as their effective visible surface; it is also the boundary from which the Sun's diameter is measured. The Sun's photosphere is a very thin layer made up of numerous granules (transient convective cells) where hot gases rise and give off light and heat. The photosphere of the Sun has a temperature of around 6,000°K and is the region in which sunspot activity is located.

单词	photosphere
释义	photosphere [ foh-tuh-sfeer ] / ˈfoʊ təˌsfɪər / noun a sphere of light or radiance. Astronomy. the luminous visible surface of the sun, being a shallow layer of strongly ionized gases. Origin of photosphere First recorded in 1655–65; photo- + -sphere OTHER WORDS FROM photosphere pho·to·spher·ic [foh-tuh-sfer-ik, -sfeer-], /ˌfoʊ təˈsfɛr ɪk, -ˈsfɪər-/, adjective Words nearby photosphere photosensor, photoset, photosetting, photoshoot, Photoshop, photosphere, photo spread, photostable, photostat, photostethoscope, photo story Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for photosphere The dazzling surface of this globe is called a photosphere (light sphere). Astronomy for Amateurs\|Camille Flammarion The part of the Sun that we see is its luminous surface, or photosphere. Astronomy for Amateurs\|Camille Flammarion We do not know what lies under the photosphere, but, no doubt, the more solid portions of the sun are there situated. Astronomy of To-day\|Cecil G. Dolmage The systematic drift of the photosphere is strictly a drift in longitude; its direction is everywhere parallel to the equator. A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century\|Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke I refer to those bright spots, of a brilliancy greater than that of the photosphere, which are sometimes observed. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I\|Herbert Spencer British Dictionary definitions for photosphere photosphere / (ˈfəʊtəʊˌsfɪə) / noun the visible surface of the sun, several hundred kilometres thick Derived forms of photosphere photospheric (ˌfəʊtəʊˈsfɛrɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for photosphere photosphere [ fō′tə-sfîr′ ] The lowest visible layer of a star, lying beneath the chromosphere and the corona. Stars are made entirely of gas and thus have no surface per se, but the gas beneath the photosphere is opaque, so the photosphere acts as their effective visible surface; it is also the boundary from which the Sun's diameter is measured. The Sun's photosphere is a very thin layer made up of numerous granules (transient convective cells) where hot gases rise and give off light and heat. The photosphere of the Sun has a temperature of around 6,000°K and is the region in which sunspot activity is located. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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